Optimal strategies for controlling riverine tsetse flies using targets: a modelling study.

BACKGROUND:Tsetse flies occur in much of sub-Saharan Africa where they transmit the trypanosomes that cause the diseases of sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in livestock. One of the most economical and effective methods of tsetse control is the use of insecticide-treated screens, called target...

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Main Authors: Glyn A Vale, John W Hargrove, Michael J Lehane, Philippe Solano, Stephen J Torr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4372285?pdf=render